Early Empires

cocc.edu

A timeline from 1st - 15th centuries AD/CE, from Central Oregon Community College.

197 visits Apr 30, 2025 Details

su.edu

Brief history of Axum and the Aksumites, located in the Ethiopian highlands near the Red Sea.

54 visits Aug 6, 2024 Details

unesco.org

The beginning of Christianity in the Kingdom of Aksum and its subsequent spread throughout Ethiopia.

202 visits Sep 30, 2025 Details

campus.northpark.edu

Description of the lost civilization of Great Zimbabwe, east of the Kalahari Desert, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers.

156 visits Jun 24, 2024 Details

gorp.away.com

Information about the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, as well as rock painting dating back 30,000 years.

349 visits Mar 8, 2026 Details

eb-dubois.fas.harvard.edu

Discussion of early Yoruba city-state, with Ife trade routes, portrait heads, and false kings.

460 visits Jun 8, 2025 Details

su.edu

Brief discussion of the Songhay people at Civilizations in Africa.

122 visits Oct 9, 2024 Details

su.edu

Overview of one of the first of the centralized states in southeastern Africa and part of the Bantu-speaking culture.

70 visits Nov 3, 2025 Details

su.edu

Short discussion of Swahili civilizations at Civilizations in Africa.

188 visits Mar 13, 2024 Details

fandm.edu

History, art and ritual in the Mande culture, including discussions of caste and class, roles, and cosmogony.

342 visits Nov 1, 2025 Details